Kabul, March 20 -- The solar year 1404 (2025-2026) proved to be a difficult and painful period for Afghan migrants, with large-scale deportations and tightening migration policies significantly disrupting the lives of thousands of families, deepening their instability, Tolo News reported.

According to Tolo News, throughout the year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that nearly 2.9 million Afghans returned to the country, with around half of them forcibly repatriated. Of these, approximately 1.9 million were deported from Iran, 1 million from Pakistan, and 1,953 from Tajikistan.

The total number of migrants deported from Iran and Pakistan during the same period exceeded three million, Tolo News reported,...